#YIMBY highlights from my trip to Okinawa this week.
This trip reminded me of the fact that Japan’s zoning policies work great because zoning is controlled by federal, not local governments for the most part. The YIMBY Arts project has been begging for a specific policy idea to promote and I think that this will be it, going forward.
I expect to get a lot of pushback from selfish NIMBY groups on this so I will need the help I can get. But I’m hoping to get support from folks from the left who believe in strong, good government and the folks 9n the right who think that nosy neighbors should not have the right to tell them what to do on their own private property.
There is a bi-partisan coalition there worth exploring. Many candidates in the race right now, including Andrew Yang, have hinted at this but it’ll be my job to push the needle on this one. If you’d like to help out with this new focus, let me know! #YangGang #legalizehousing #housingisahumanright
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